Catholic Church opens Lent season with words of solidarity for pope sidelined with pneumonia
The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...
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Roots in Rome Offers Pilgrims a Window Into Beauty, Faith and History
Tour-guide organization plans customized itineraries for parishes, private groups and high-school students — and runs as ...
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Catholic women go on Lenten strike to highlight their work in the church
Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on ...
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The Unsung Catholic Sisters Who Care for Abandoned Children
Perhaps the most unsung heroes in the world are Catholic sisters who have taken on the role of mothers for children without ...
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From the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church
When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.
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Ash Wednesday procession in Rome launches Lent as Catholics unite in prayer for Pope Francis
The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...
Syrian refugee family that Pope Francis brought to Rome prays for him as they build new life
In 2016, the Zaheda flew to Italy from Lesbos on the pope’s plane. “He’s a gift from paradise,” Hasan Zaheda said on Sunday. ...
Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach
TORVAIANICA, Italy — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish church to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle pneumonia in a ...
Drunk tourist takes a dip in Rome’s Trevi Fountain — and gets banned for life after scuffle with cops: ‘Alcohol was definitely involved’
According to the Roman police, nearly a dozen tourists are fined for dipping everything from their toes to water bottles into the fountain each year.